Saint David's School (New York City)

Saint David's School
Address
12 East 89th Street New York City, New York 10128 United States
Information
School type	Private
Motto	"That They Be Good Men"
Established	1951
Headmaster	P. David O'Halloran
Grades	PreK-8
Gender	All-boys
Enrollment	400
Average class size	18
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Red and white
Newspaper	The Canticle
Website	www.saintdavids.org

Saint David's School is an independent primary and pre-primary school located on East 89th Street in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City, USA. It is an all-boys school, educating students from pre-kindergarten through to eighth grade. Saint David's was founded in 1951. The current headmaster is P. David O'Halloran.

Officially opening on February 5, 1951, Saint David's began with one teacher and four students. Its purpose, according to its nine founding families, was "to provide a sound substantial education for the growing boy, equal to the best, derived from institutions of a similar level." Its mission is "to educate boys to fulfill their potential through rigorous academic pursuit, deliberate introspection, and critical analysis of ideas and issues. "That they be good men, Ut viri boni sint."

While a school in the Roman Catholic tradition, Saint David's has always been lay-run and independent.

Chaplains that serve and have served the school are:

Academically, Saint David's School has embraced the classical ideal of balance, providing boys a rigorous education while encouraging them to grow into responsible and moral world citizens. In the decades since its founding, Saint David's has undertaken several expansions, adding state-of-the-art facilities for its academic and athletics programs. Today, the school community includes 400 students and more than 130 faculty and staff.

Saint David's School is accredited by the New York State Association of Independent Schools, the National Association of Independent Schools, and the Educational Records Bureau.

The Lower School provides a structured, challenging, and dynamic academic environment in which each boy develops a strong sense of confidence in himself as a learner. In the pre-primary grades, the curriculum aims to foster a love of discovery while cultivating the skills necessary for continued academic achievement. Language arts and mathematics form the core of the academic curriculum. Taught in small instructional groups that progress at an appropriate pace, reading classes balance direct instruction with group and individualized work.

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